(December 31, 2012 at 4:06 am)Mark 13:13 Wrote: I teach young people also and like you I wish topics with a religious dimension shouldn't be taught in schools as from what I see the religious dimension gets poorly explained or is really only approached from a pretense of explaining but is really sideways hack job. I would like to see a proper open discussion with a real exploration of the issues but that would take more than the allocated time. In all honesty the kids show a lot more interest in discussing sex,religion and feelings than all the public health and how the government works (joke).
Unlike you I don't really care if religious topics get taught any where or how well they are conducted. If it were possible to have a truly open discussion I would be in favor of that, but do you really think that is possible so long as it is any particular denomination conducting it?
As I teach maths it isn't uncommon for some students to attempt to start discussions of the sort you describe. But my state has a very ambitious set of standards which leaves no room for silly stuff any way. I'm not in it to press my personal beliefs on anyone else so I'm happy to skirt those conversations.
